diff --git a/map/define/define_test.js b/map/define/define_test.js
index f09c1767f73..a064fa5d33c 100644
--- a/map/define/define_test.js
+++ b/map/define/define_test.js
@@ -462,4 +462,76 @@ steal("can/map/define", "can/test", function () {
 		
 	});
 
+	test("serialize context", function(){
+		var context, serializeContext;
+		var MyMap = can.Map.extend({
+			define: {
+				name: {
+					serialize: function(obj){
+						context = this;
+						return obj;
+					}
+				}
+			},
+			serialize: function(){
+				serializeContext = this;
+				can.Map.prototype.serialize.apply(this, arguments);
+				
+			}
+		});
+		
+		var map = new MyMap();
+		map.serialize();
+		equal(context, map);
+		equal(serializeContext, map);
+	});
+
+	test("methods contexts", function(){
+		var contexts = {};
+		var MyMap = can.Map.extend({
+			define: {
+				name: {
+					value: 'John Galt',
+					
+					get: function(obj){
+						contexts.get = this;
+						return obj;
+					},
+					
+					remove: function(obj){
+						contexts.remove = this;
+						return obj;
+					},
+					
+					set: function(obj){
+						contexts.set = this;
+						return obj;
+					},
+					
+					serialize: function(obj){
+						contexts.serialize = this;
+						return obj;
+					},
+					
+					type: function(val){
+						contexts.type = this;
+						return val;
+					}
+				}
+			
+			}
+		});
+		
+		var map = new MyMap();
+		map.serialize();
+		map.removeAttr('name');
+		
+		equal(contexts.get, map);
+		equal(contexts.remove, map);
+		equal(contexts.set, map);
+		equal(contexts.serialize, map);
+		equal(contexts.type, map);
+	});
+
+
 });
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